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BLUE EARTH COUNTY
TAXPAYER
SERVICES
Get Registered!
You can vote if you are...- 18 or older
- a U.S. citizen
- a Minnesota resident for at least 20 days before the election
- not a convicted felon without your civil rights, have the right to vote, because if convicted of a felony, your felony sentence has expired (been completed) or you have been discharged from your sentence
- not under guardianship of the person in which the court revokes your right to vote
- not legally incompetent
- Blue Earth County License Center/Elections Dept., 410 S. Fifth St., Mankato
- Blue Earth County Library, 100 E. Main St., Mankato
- Mapleton Public Library, 104 1st Ave., Mapleton
- Lake Crystal Public Library, 100 Robinson St., Lake Crystal
- in state income tax booklets
- when you apply for or renew your driver's license
- from the registrar's office or student association at colleges, universities and technical schools at many businesses, stores, and community groups
- Minnesota Secretary of State's Office http://www.sos.state.mn.us
If you miss registering before Election Day, you can still register on Election Day at your polling place. You will need proof of your identity and the address where you are living on Election Day. Use one of the following for proof:
- A current Minnesota Driver License, learner permit or identification card (or receipt for a new one) with your current address
- One of the above with a former address and a utility bill*
- A U.S. passport or military ID card and a utility bill*
- A "Notice of Ineffective Registration" letter mailed to you by your County auditor (if you turned in a registration card late)
- Photo ID with a current student fee statement with your current address
- Student photo ID with utility bill*
- Student photo ID if you are on a student housing list on file at the polling place
- Tribal ID, if it has your photo, name, signature and current address
- Tribal ID with a utility bill, if it has your photo, name and signature
- An employee of a residential facility (including battered women's shelters, nursing homes, homeless shelters, group homes and transitional housing programs) who will vouch for you, if you are staying at the facility
- Someone who is registered in the precinct where you live can vouch
for you at the polling place
* Note: The utility bill must have your name, current address and be due within 30 days of the election. Utility bills may be for electric, gas, water, solid waste, sewer, telephone, cell phone, TV, or internet services. A rent statement from your landlord that itemizes utilities also counts as as a utility bill.
If you're registered with a different name or at a different address within the same precinct, you can simply update your registration at the polling place.
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